About Us

About Us

About Us

Vision

ISDI is committed to a new model of cutting edge design and innovation education, integrated with commercialization of design. The ISDI method of pedagogy is based on intensive specialization built on strong fundamentals of liberal arts, critical thinking, skill training and master classes.

Creativity, innovation and sustainability form the core of ISDIology.

ISDI students and faculty create an enabling ecosystem in the corporate world (India and abroad) to catalyze design thinking. ISDI brings about an Indianization of global innovations while working out a global perspective to Indian innovations.

Our forward thinking design school reflects the Indian idiom of design.

Faculty and students use design thinking as a way of life.

The campus is the cornerstone of research and innovation for corporate India.

ISDI graduates are socially responsible creators of a sustainable future.

A New Model

The Indian School of Design and Innovation ISDI (iss-dee), inaugurated its founding batch of under- and post- graduate studies in July 2013, committing to a new educational model, inspired by the idea of design and innovation as transformative forces in society.

We believe: disciplines of design and innovation play a significant role in addressing issues of economic development and social improvement. These challenges take on a special urgency in India, where a growing population and a rapidly evolving society crucially needs a strong design intervention.

Located in the dynamic coastal city of Mumbai, ISDI offers a series of globally benchmarked Undergraduate Programs (UGP), four year intensive programs (foundation year plus three year specialisation) for students across the disciplines of fashion, interior, product and communication design. Opportunities to engage in design education for graduates and young professionals started in September 2013, with the launch of ISDI’s one year Post Graduate Program (PGP). The admissions for 2016 are now open.

ISDI is in collaboration with Parsons The New School for Design, a global leader in design education. This partnership enables ISDI to benefit from Parsons’ rigorous curriculum, prominent visiting faculty, well established student exchanges and global relationships.

Parsons Mumbai

ISDI has entered into a collaboration with Parsons The New School for Design, New York. ISDI will be home to Parsons Mumbai and will benefit from Parsons rigorous curriculum, prominent faculty and global relationships.

Parsons Mumbai is the academic base for Parsons activities in India, which will include:

Curriculum development

Quality assurance

Student and faculty exchanges

Collaborative projects with students at Parsons' campuses in New York and Paris.

Parsons Mumbai is a central part of Parsons agenda of 'going global'. Parsons Mumbai will function differently based on local regulations, and, more importantly, on local traditions.

Through the establishment of Parsons Mumbai and academic centers in and other major cities, Parsons global initiatives are designed to build learning networks connected by major urban centers of art and design.

The plan allows Parsons to share their proven educational methodology and give students opportunities to learn and work in real-world settings. Parsons goal is to develop students' global awareness, cultural literacy, and familiarity with the systems that shape creative, humanitarian, and entrepreneurial endeavors around the world.

Leadership

ISDI has entered into a collaboration with Parsons The New School for Design, New York. ISDI will be home to Parsons Mumbai and will benefit from Parsons rigorous curriculum, prominent faculty and global relationships.

Dr. Indu ShahaniChair Academic Council, ISDI

Dr. Indu Shahani, Chair Academic Council, ISDI, Dr. Indu Shahani, Principal of H.R. College of commerce & Economics was appointed Sheriff of Mumbai in 2008 and 2009. She launched the 1298 Women’s Helpline against domestic violence and harassment with the help of leading NGO’s. She was also a Member of the University Grants Commission from 2011 – 2014. Dr. Indu Shahani who is the first Indian to be appointed Vice – Chair on the Board of the Governors of the International Baccalaureate and has over a decade of experience with the IB worldwide 2001 – 2010. She was awarded the Honorary Doctor of Letters degree by the University of Westminster in London on November 16, 2009.

Radha KapoorFounder and Executive Director, ISDI

Radha Kapoor, the Founder and Executive Director of the Indian School of Design and Innovation, ISDI, is a young and dynamic entrepreneur with diverse interests driven by her creative passions. With a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and a major in Communication Design, Radha has had a crucial role launching a number of endeavors, including DO IT CREATIONS, a holding umbrella company to conceptualize and promote new creative and innovative concepts, BRAND CANVAS, which uses innovative techniques to understand the brand ethos of an organization and translate that into designs that have an appropriate look, tone of voice and psychology for the workplace, among others.

Siddharth ShahaniCo-Founder and Executive Director, ISDI

Mr Siddharth Shahani, Executive Director, ISDI, Siddharth Shahani is the Executive Director of the Indian School of Design and Innovation, ISDI. He spent five years focusing on Healthcare and Education at McKinsey & Co., a management consultancy. He also had the opportunity to work on projects ranging from Health System Design to Shaping the India Strategy of a number of British education institutions. Siddharth has trained as a pharmacist from the London School of Pharmacy, following which he pursued a Masters in International Health Policy and Economics from the London School of Economics.

Prof. Mookesh PatelDean, ISDI

Prof. Mookesh Patel, Dean, ISDI PARSONS Mumbai, Prof. Mookesh Patel has been the Chair of Visual Communication at Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, Arizona State University – ranked in the Top 5 design schools in the United States of America. He received his MFA in Graphic Design from Rhode Island School of Design and holds a diploma in Visual Communication from the National Institute of Design. He is the recipient of a Fullbright Research Scholar Grant, United Nations Development Program Grant, and other awards.